30s. Artist. Educator. Survivor. I'm Gen. I teach art and interactive media. This is my space to whine, laugh, appreciate, and brainstorm. I love puffers and all things colorful. Like my art? Check out www.etsy.com/thepaintedpuffer for originals and www.redbubble.com/people/paintedpuffer or www.society6.com/thepaintedpuffer for prints!
The American Dream Mall is having a great deal of trouble paying back their debts. The equity partners will lose their money. If the situation continues to degrade, everyone else will likely get theirs back once the assets are stripped and auctioned off.
It’s massive. Entering it feels like driving into an airport except the airport has a water slide sticking out of its side and a Ferris wheel protruding from the roof. The vast majority of stores were closed. I visited with the business boyfriend and he exhibited increasing panic as we progressed through the mall. Why aren’t they open? This is peak shopping time. Look, no one is carrying bags. Very little of this is revenue generating. It’s a five billion dollar public park.
The sound of the American Dream Mall is a gaggle of children on a rotating coaster car screaming above your head while the sound system plays Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em. We had to repeatedly dodge people driving around on motorized pandas.
The thing I found interesting was the interior design. We both agreed it was fairly well done. Why is it so shroomy? I liked the mirrored bull and the haunting empty hall culminating in an Angry Bird elevated above the shoppers like a god. I saw the longest couch I’ve seen in my life which was cool.
I found it profoundly disorienting. I’d think it’s disorienting on purpose to make you shop except almost all the stores were closed. Why are they closed? The business boyfriend says it’ll be half dark within a year but I’ve learned never to trust any prediction a businessman makes with great confidence.
Once again I was supposed to work on something else and then just didn’t. It is what it is.
My [𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔸𝕟𝕕 ℕ𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕙] piece got my interest in realism type stuff rekindled, so I might do more in the future for balance.
Relationships that have real king/lionheart energy, that whole “I have sworn myself wholly to you, I am your sword arm, I am your dog” to someone else’s “you are the one person in this world I can rely on, and I am both bolstered and burdened by your absolute faith in me” vibe, but it’s in circumstances that are like. so low stakes. Manger of a movie theater/the one usher who doesn’t smoke weed at work.
The thrilling conclusion: I have the Flu B, likely from being around the band teacher who also had it.
Extended time kid did not pass but wants to retake. Am proud of him. Principal let me leave early after he finished so I could get in at urgent care sooner.
I will definitely be a couch this weekend.
*screeches in still being sick but having no goddamn time for this*
5/6 kids passed adobe cert today, so that’s good.
Me breathing over their shoulder, probably not so much.
Gotta test extended time kid tmr. Mikes bday Saturday. I do not have TIME to feel like garbage this week afghhh!!!!
I am a simple woman, I see that snoot and I joyfully shout ITS SNIPPET!!!
today i wanted to see if lennyblenny would enjoy having a place to sit while eating dinner (yummy stinky shrimp cube) bc she's not built for hovering...and the answer was an emphatic yes!